Griswold’s Road Trip

[drron]

I usually tend to mention that we are doing it on the next holidays to embarrass Rusty, Ellen plays along on that joke knowing we would never do it.

You are missing out on some fun. When we do our Christmas trips with our family Mrsdrron organises the same outfit for Christmas meals and NYE. That was for 13 when we spent the time at Disneyworld.
The best time was in Launceston during COVID. The family was able to come and Christmas lunch was at Me Wah. We were dressed in red which impressed the Chinese staff. It made it a very special meal.

 

[jastel]

The big thing at Disney when I was there was Thing 1,2,3 etc shirts from Dr Suess.
Every family had the kids in them....probably another new cooler fad nowdays,

Harry Potter was the fad at Universal at the time, the money people, including grown adults, were spending on HP stuff was mind blowing..$US50 for a plastic stick "wand" etc

I was lucky I went by myself, saved thousands.

 

[Happy Dude]

I usually tend to mention that we are doing it on the next holidays to embarrass Rusty, Ellen plays along on that joke knowing we would never do it.

Rusty would definitely be embarrassed and think it's really rank. Take a vote on it!

 

[Solid]

Up to Charleston today, stopping off at Red Rooster Cafe in Beaufort for some lunch.

Grilled cheese with fried green tomatoes and bacon, served with tomato soup.



The old district in Savannah was very quiet, but quite a few people enjoying the restaurants and bars on a balmy Friday afternoon. Saw more people exercising around Charleston today than the whole trip combined.

 

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Kids burnt off some pent up car energy in a park and enjoyed sitting on a bench under a big tree on a balmy afternoon.

 

[jastel]

If you and the kids like military planes and boats, you can go on the USS Yorktown Air Craft Carrier at patriots Point over the bridge.
Same type/era as Intrepid in New York but much cheaper and less crowded.
You used to be able to go almost anywhere on the boat without hinderance. The Yorktown is a bit more run down and doesnt have as many fancy planes or a Space Shuttle.

 

[Solid]

If you and the kids like military planes and boats, you can go on the USS Yorktown Air Craft Carrier at patriots Point over the bridge.
Same type/era as Intrepid in New York but much cheaper and less crowded.
You used to be able to go almost anywhere on the boat without hinderance. The Yorktown is a bit more run down and doesnt have as many fancy planes or a Space Shuttle.

Thanks for the tip but unfortunately we had moved on when.

 

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Sullenberger Aviation Museum, Charlotte.

Named for Captain “Sully” who was the pilot on US airways 1549 who made the emergency landing on the Hudson.

Fair collection of military and non military aircraft, along with other displays.

The main drawcard being the actual A320 that landed on the Hudson.

 

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The plane that was US airways 1549

 

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There was a short film that recreated the timeline of events including interviews from the passengers, and then footage from local news interviews after the event.

 

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Some of the rest of the colllection.

 

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There was a row of flight sims, where if you landed the plane you got a Pilots licence which gave you 10% off at the gift shop.

 

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Parts of the outdoor collection.

 

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Being adjacent to Charlotte airport and one of the runways also made for some good plane spotting. All in all a good stop.

 

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[jastel]

I'll add that to the list for next time.